perceptible

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There is a perceptible confidence among ministers at the moment that they have navigated a thorny few days fairly well.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

It is not until the sixth century B.C., when Achaemenid Persians conquered Mesopotamia and much of the Eastern Mediterranean, that dimly perceptible Carthaginians come into view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“That’s part of the fun,” Van Hulsen says as she brings over a sterling silver ice cream scoop engraved with “There’s nothing wrong with me that ice cream can’t fix” in barely perceptible cursive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

It’s hard to believe now, but there was once a time when there was a perceptible difference between Megyn Kelly and Ann Coulter.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

They were only perceptible at first as the light is in the sky before the moon rises.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway